Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-03

the county courthouse yesterday, and
were in session for several hours con-
sidering important matters. The county
levy was placed at so per cent. on the
State tax--the same as last year. The
school tax at the last meeting OF the
board was laid at five cents on the 800
worth Of property for district and ten
cents for county school purposes.
TIE TREAsURER's CONTROVERSY.
The board, after allowing numerous
accounts and transacting the necessary
routine business, took up the Taylor
Anderson controversy about the Treasu
rer's Office. The readers OF the Dis
patch are familiar with the facts in this
case. Mr.. William Taylor has been
treasurer Of the county for a number
Of years, but in May Mr.. George E. An
dorson was elected in his stead. his term
Of Office to begin the 1st of July. An
desson applied for the Office, books,
Sc, which Taylor refused to deliver,
claiming that 1t was both his right and
duty to continue in Office and retain
control Of the books until the taxes for
1886 have all been collected Ander-
son petitioned the board to either dis
possess Taylor or give him al Office and
set of books that he might proceed
with the collection of this years taxes.
TIE old board could take no action, so
the matter was postponed until the
new board met last week, when both
gentlemen appeared and made their
statements.
Action was deferred until yesterday,
when the board, after mature consid-
Grafton, decided to permit Mr. Taylor
to occupy the Treasurer's room until
the 1st Of next November, TO enable
him to settle up his accounts for
last year. In the mean time the Trea-
surer, George f. Anderson, Esq, will
occupy the adjoining room, which has
been recently fitted up. The board
authorized Mr.. Anderson to procure o
new set of books for the proper
conduct of his Office.
Adjourned until the last Saturday in
the month.
The act passed by the Legislature at
its recent extra session extending the
time for the collection of taxes for last
year until the 1st of September neces.
states Mr. Taylor's continuance in Of
flee so long. Now that the matter is
settled the collection Of revenue for
both years will proceed.
TIE vELOCIPEDE-R RIDER.
John Terry. the white man who was
arrested at Columbia, in Fluvanna
county, and on Monday lodged in the
Honrico county jail on the charge Of
stealing IA railroad vclocipede, the pro-
pcI'y of Mr. John n. Hopkins, au IT.
Iache Of the Richmond and Allegheny
railroad, was taken before Justice Gate
wood 1'allcy yesterday. It appearing
from the evidence that the accused had
but recently been discharged from the
asylum, and circumstances indicating
that he is again insane, the case was
continued until Friday, and commits
sion Of lunacy ordered to inquire into
his mental condition.
As stated yesterday, Mr.. Hopkins left
his machine at the pump-house Satur-
day night and next morning, finding it
missing, he telegraphed up the road.
and Terry, in whose possession it was
found, was arrested. He started on his
journey about midnight, and by the
next morning bad travelled sixty or more
miles, having gone above Columbia and
returned to that point. On his trip he
met three trains and had to get of the
track to let them pass. This Was not
bad time for an amateur TO make.